NEWS

florabr 1.3.0 (2024-09-09)

The package now distinguishes species, subspecies and varieties.
get_binomial allows extracting infraspecific epithet (subspecie or variety).
get_synonym() allows returns the subspecies and varieties that are synonyms of a species
check_names() supports parallel processing.
Fix bugs and improve performance of filter_florabr(), get_pam(), get_synonym() and solve_discrepancies() functions.
Update data example: added varieties and subspecies to the dataset.
get_florabr(): Added argument to remove unnecessary downloaded files.
Added package citation to the paper describing the package.

Dataset names have been updated in functions and documentation to reflect the new phase of the project, now known as Flora e Funga do Brasil.
Introducing the get_synonym() function, which retrieves synonyms for species.
Introducing the solve_discrepancies() function, designed to resolve inconsistencies between species and subspecies/varieties information.
The get_florabr() function now integrates the solve_discrepancies() function to address discrepancies when the solve_discrepancy parameter is set to TRUE.
Fixed a bug with get_binomial related to species whose Genus or Specific epithet contains '-' or '×' characters.
Improved handling of whitespace in get_binomial, addressing leading, trailing, and between words.
The filtering procedure in select_species() and get_attributes() is now case insensitive, treating uppercase and lowercase letters as equivalent.
Updated data example (bf_data) to use a subset of version 393.401 of the Brazilian Flora database.
get_attributes() now supports more than one attribute and returns a list with the available options for each attribute.
Removed Attributes data, as it is no longer necessary for get_attributes() to function.
Short version of data loaded with load_florabr now incorporates three additional columns: phylum, class, and order.
The select_species function now allows filtering by phylum, class, and order.
Updated README, DESCRIPTION and vignettes to include descriptions of the new functions and modifications.

get_florabr now fixes inconsistencies between species and subspecies/varieties information
Introducing get_pam function, which converts a dataframe containing species distribution information into a presence-absence matrix.
Added a new vignette providing a detailed description of the get_pam function and its usage.